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2024 Awards

Alyssa Herr

Editor, Small Business Connections & Co-Host ABF Vision 
Small Business Connections
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Cr Nicholas Reece

Deputy Lord Mayor
City of Melbourne
city-of-melb

Lynda McAlary-Smith

Commissioner
Victorian Small Business Commission
VSBC

Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness

National Cyber Security Coordinator
National Office of Cyber Security
cyber-security

Rebecca Warren

Executive General Manager, Small Business Banking
CommBank
CommBank

Adrian Towsey

AVP Small Business A/NZ
Salesforce
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Award Judge

Corien Vermaak

Director of Cybersecurity
Cisco
cisco

Emma Jensen

Vice President for Small Business
Optus
optus

Nick Clare

General Manager of Product and Insights
Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
vcci

Award Judge

Lisa Cohen

Director Public Education
IP Australia
ip-aus1

Todd Fisher

Head of Nine Ad Manager
Nine Ad Manager
nine

Award Judge

Workshop Presenter

Mark Cochrane-Holley

Director, Invest Melbourne
City of Melbourne
city-of-melb

Award Judge

Tegan Gilchrist

Project Director
Cyber Wardens
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Workshop Presenter

Prof. Andrew Noblet

Professor, Department of Management
Deakin Business School
deakin

Carl Solder

CTO
Cisco
cisco

Katreena Tyson

General Manager of Marketing (Business Bank and IB&M)
CommBank
CommBank

Award Judge

Ben Campbell

Director - Advertising & Data Products
Nine Ad Manager
nine

Award Judge

Mark Gorrie

Vice President APAC & MEA
Gen
gen

David Walsh

Head of Digital, CX & Marketing
pay.com.au
pay1

Kelly Sabo

Segment Leader: Small & Medium Business and Commercial Mid Market, Cisco ANZ
Cisco
cisco

Award Judge

Gary Smith

CEO
BioPak
biopak

Stephen Halmarick

Chief Economist and Head of Global Economic and Markets Research
CommBank
CommBank

May Pike

Founder and Managing Director
Cloud Theory Confectionary Pty Ltd
cloud-theory

Chris Moldrich

General Manager, Asset Finance & Business Financial Assistance
CommBank
CommBank

Merlin Luck

RVP, Small Business, A/NZ
Salesforce
salesforce-1

Award Judge

Alexandra Banks

Partner at EY | Climate Change and Sustainability Services
EY
ey

Andrew Pade

General Manager Cyber Defence Operations and Security Integration (Fusion)
CommBank
CommBank

Award Judge

Hakim Halim

Founder, RIPE and Winner of the City of Melbourne Small Business of the Year ...
RIPE
ripe

Katherine McConnell

Founder & CEO
Brighte
brighte

Keyan Ghezelbash

Regional Sales Director
Salesforce
salesforce-1

Greg Jennings

Chief Engagement Officer
Beyond Blue
beyond blue

Jess Irvine

Personal Finance Expert
CommBank
CommBank

Lisa Davidson

Acting General Manager - Workplace Relations and Wellbeing
Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
vcci

Tess McCormack

General Manager – Small Business Banking VIC / TAS
CommBank
CommBank

Award Judge

Sam Randhawa

Director
Naarm Autohaus
naarm

Cesar Aldea

Director
Cesar Aldea
CA2

Kerryn Saward

Commercial Transaction Products and Growth
CommBank
CommBank

Balaaji Krishnan

Sales Director - Bigin by Zoho CRM
Zoho
zoho1

Gayan Benedict

Chief Technology Officer, A/NZ
Salesforce
salesforce-1

Camilla Waterhouse

Executive Manager of Environment, Social and Governance
CommBank
CommBank

Ed Chambers

Director | Small Business | Marketing
Optus
optus

Award Judge

Ray Jopling

Business Mentor, Self Employment Assistance Program
Asuria
asuria

Maria Christina

National Manager for Manufacturing & Wholesale Trade
CommBank
CommBank

Dr Stephen Morse

CEO
Unchained Solutions
unchained-sol

Kalem Tini

Customer Success & Operations
Nine Ad Manager
nine

Workshop Presenter

Tess Dunlop

Solution Engineer
Salesforce
salesforce-1

Amy Morgan

Business Overdraft Product Owner
CommBank
CommBank

Liz Huxley

General Manager, Working Capital
CommBank
CommBank

Jason Heathcote

Managing Principal
Janus Lasting
janus-lasting

Simon Schultz

General Manager of Australia & New Zealand
Bark.com
bark

Laura Staples

Lead Strategist and Founder
TomorrowToday

Garry Harding

CEO and Co-Founder
EnergyFlex
energy-flex

Pauline Bernardo

Business Coach
Asuria
asuria

Karen Cohen

Founder
Emerging Tech Hub
emerging-tech

Award Judge

Vivienne Ryan

Co-Founder & Director
Gravia Media
Gravia-Media

Andrew McCallum

Member & Community Engagement Manager
auDA
auda

Workshop Presenter

Alyssa Herr

Editor, Small Business Connections & Co-Host ABF Vision 
Small Business Connections
SBC

Award Judge

Adam Siegel

CEO & Growth Advisor
Visage Growth Partners
vgp

Elena Chirich

Director and Franchisee-Owner
MiniBoss Business School, Australia
miniboss

Frazer Adnam

Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director
Conqr
conqr

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